The New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins hit the ice tonight in Game 5 of their Second Round NHL Playoffs series. The game is scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. start time and it will be televised nationally on the NBC Sports Network. Currently the odds for the game have Penguins favored to get the win tonight.

This has to be the Rangers' worst case scenario. New York is down 3-1 in their second round series to the Pittsburgh Penguins and they're playing on the road tonight in Game 5. Pittsburgh has finally gotten some offensive production from Sidney Crosby and Marc-Andre Fleury is playing just good enough to get it done.

Fleury faced only 15 shots in Game 4 after facing 33 in a shutout performance in Game 3. As long as Fleury is continuing to stop shots the Penguins are going to be a very tough team to beat. But when the Rangers struggle to get shots on goal it makes it that much easier for the Penguins to get a lead and hang on.

New York was a solid team inside Madison Square Garden this season but lost back-to-back games to the Penguins to fall in a deep hole in this series. Now they have to play on the road, where Pittsburgh was a dominant team with a 28-9-4 record. The Rangers were pretty good away from home this season, however, going 25-14-2 in road games. Tonight they'll have to be great in order to keep their season alive.

The Ranges have struggled to score goals this post season, having being shut out in two of their last three games overall. They have just five goals in the four games against the Penguins and they're going to have to win a high-scoring game tonight. Somehow, the Rangers have to find a way.

Pittsburgh is 7-3 so far this post season and have won five of six. This is the 16th time New York has been down 3-1 in a series. Tonight, we think their season comes to an end.

Free Pick: Pittsburgh 4, New York 2

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